Awareness about PCOS and the Likelihood of Its Symptoms in Adolescent Girls in a Semi-Urban Set-Up: A Cross Sectional Study
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Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a very common gynaecological endocrinopathy which is associated with problems like menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, obesity, insulin resistance, acne, and in later life it is associated with problems like infertility, diabetes mellitus and uterine cancer.Awareness is necessary for early intervention and to minimize the immediate and chronic consequences of PCOS.Objective: To determine the prevalence of clinical polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and also to increase the awareness about PCOS in young school going girls.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 high school girls aged between 14-17 years were included.This study was conducted in a government school of Sambalpur, Odisha.A carefully prepared questionnaire was given to all the girls aged 14-17years.The presence of hirsutism, severe acne, androgenic alopecia, menstrual irregularities and obesity were recorded.Clinical PCOS was diagnosed if menstrual dysfunction and clinical hyperandrogenism were detected.Results: The prevalence of clinical PCOS in the present study was 12%, hirsutism in 12(12%), severe acne in 20(20%) and menstrual irregularities in 36(36%) of the population studied.Conclusion: The prevalence of clinical PCOS in our study was 12%.A timely diagnosis of PCOS in symptomatic adolescent girls is important for the initiation of appropriate screening and treatment.
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Recent studies conducted in South and Central Asia have found a need for greater PCOS awareness in girls and women, as well as physicians.
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- Authors
- Senior Consultant, R. D. H., & Rajkumari, P.
- Corresponding author
- Rajkumari, P.
- ORCID
- Rajkumari, P.
- Venue
- Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research
- Publisher
- Valley International
- Published
- 2016-11-28
- Volume
- 04
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 14264-14269
- ISSN
- 2347-176X (ISSN-L)
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- W2557873528
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 8
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- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 1 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 0.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Locations
- Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
- Keywords
- polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS awareness, adolescent girls, prevalence, hirsutism, acne, menstrual irregularity, hyperandrogenism, obesity, PCOS screening
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